Simple bedside test may help ICU doctors safely reduce blood pressure drugs
NCT ID NCT03455738
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether a non-invasive monitoring tool (called dynamic arterial elastance, or Eadyn) can predict how a patient's blood pressure will respond when doctors reduce the dose of norepinephrine, a drug used to raise blood pressure. The study included 35 ICU patients with vasoplegia (a condition of very low blood pressure). Researchers measured Eadyn before and after lowering the norepinephrine dose. The goal was to see if Eadyn could identify which patients would have a significant drop in blood pressure, helping doctors make safer decisions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors safely reduce norepinephrine in ICU patients, potentially shortening treatment and avoiding unnecessary medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study (35 patients) testing a monitoring method, not a treatment. The measure may be less accurate in patients on norepinephrine, and results may not apply to all ICU settings.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2016
- Finished
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Apr 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
one group Patients with vasoplegic syndrome
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Inclusion criteria were all consecutive patients with a diagnosis of vasoplegic syndrome, treated with norepinephrine, for whom the attending physician decided to decrease the norepinephrine dosage. The vasoplegic syndrome was defined as persistent arterial hypotension with normal or high cardiac output and low systemic vascular resistance Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria were patients treated with epinephrine and/or dobutamine, arrhythmia, intra-abdominal hypertension and patients younger than 18 years.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, 80054, France
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